Some odds and ends

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Some odds and ends

Here's some stuff I heard around campus yesterday… hopefully I'm getting all the details right:

- In its recent Legislative session, FAU lobbied to get money to build its own medical facility/hospital since the BRCH situation is a little cloudy right now. It's not intended to be a replacement of the Schmidt Medical Center, just a small medical facility that would likely be built first, see patients, and eventually serve as an eventual adjunct to the Schmidt Medical Center.

- There was some extra money in the CITF pool that will be funding a "Phase II" (or Phase 1.5) for the Campus Recreation Center (which is currently under construction on-campus). The prominent aspect of this would be leisure pool project. It would function as a separate construction project, not be part of the current Rec Center project. They don't want it to just be a boring rectangular pool with chairs around it; they're looking at models from theUniversity of Texas(

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- Also, Campus Rec is looking into building a facility that would include volleyball courts, raquet ball courts, basketball courts and… a skating rink. It may even just be a skating rink with the other stuff added later. Not sure when it would go up but it's an idea out there right now.

- I was told Greek housing is "three years away", "right after the stadium" and that the recent Greek Life Assessment has been very influential on the administration. I know you guys were all told they would build housing within your tenure here and this may be more of that but at least you know the latest word on it from someone who is currently on the Greek Housing Committee.

- The Student Union is getting a gaming theater, where people can play games, probably LAN, maybe rent some board games, etc. I'm pitching a two lane version of the Highway 66 mini-bowling game(

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- Student Government wants to make up shirts for students for the football games next year but it will likely be a single shirt that you wear to all home games, not game-specific shirts. And yes, they will be FAU Blue.

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owlcountry said

Here's some stuff I heard around campus yesterday… hopefully I'm getting all the details right:

- In its recent Legislative session, FAU lobbied to get money to build its own medical facility/hospital since the BRCH situation is a little cloudy right now. It's not intended to be a replacement of the Schmidt Medical Center, just a small medical facility that would likely be built first, see patients, and eventually serve as an eventual adjunct to the Schmidt Medical Center.

What "body" conducted this lobby?

Also, campus rec may want another building, but it has no budget…can only be "talk", and nothing more…

If Brogan, or University Development makes a statement, then ears definitely need to perk up…

What is in the new Campus Rec building they already have going up? I though some of the above was already in the plans…

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owlcountry said

- Student Government wants to make up shirts for students for the football games next year but it will likely be a single shirt that you wear to all home games, not game-specific shirts. And yes, they will be FAU Blue.

Perfect!

I dont think FAU students need more then 1 shirt (Although it would be nice). Make it FAU Blue, on the front have the logo and "To belive is to be strong" and on the back the 2008 Schedule.

I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick @$$ and I'm out of bubble gum.

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Florida_Owl said

Don't know. I think it traditionally consists of BOT members, SGA members and FAU lobbyists.

Florida_Owl said

Also, campus rec may want another building, but it has no budget…can only be "talk", and nothing more…

Agreed. If it is to be drawn from CITF money, I was told that it may take another 3-4 years before that would be approved. However, I don't know all the sources of money that FAU has available to them…

Florida_Owl said

What is in the new Campus Rec building they already have going up? I though some of the above was already in the plans…

It's a recreation center with weight-lifting, indoor basketball courts, areas for yoga/spinning classes, etc. Plus, consider the basketball recreation available in the Burrow for Campus Rec. That's why I'm not convinced we need more basketball courts – I would much rather have a skating rink than more volleyball/basketball – but when it comes down to making decisions that spend dollars and cents, they look to see potential for mass interest. They're not going to create a special room for pogo or unicycling, for instance.

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owlcountry said

It's a recreation center with weight-lifting, indoor basketball courts, areas for yoga/spinning classes, etc. Plus, consider the basketball recreation available in the Burrow for Campus Rec. That's why I'm not convinced we need more basketball courts – I would much rather have a skating rink than more volleyball/basketball – but when it comes down to making decisions that spend dollars and cents, they look to see potential for mass interest. They're not going to create a special room for pogo or unicycling, for instance.

lol @ unicycling…

I heard that they will not be having open rec in the Arena any more after the new courts go in??